Oladipo helps Indiana past Purdue

Feb 5, 2012 - 2:44 AM
West Lafayette, IN (Sports Network) - Victor Oladipo set a career-high with 23
points to go with eight rebounds as No. 20 Indiana held off Purdue for a 78-61
win at Mackey Arena on Saturday.

The Hoosiers got impressive efforts from freshmen Cody Zeller, 16 points and
eight rebounds, and Remy Abell, who had a career-high 13 points as Indiana
(18-6, 6-6 Big Ten) bounced back from a 68-56 loss at Michigan on Wednesday.

Robbie Hummel led the way for the Purdue (15-8, 5-5) offense with 16 points
and 10 rebounds and D.J. Byrd added 15 points for the Boilermakers, who have
now lost three of their last four.

Purdue had a chance to pull within two with two minutes to play but Will
Sheehey pinned Lewis Jackson's layup attempt off the backboard and Christian
Watford knocked down two at the line to put Indiana up 67-61.

Abell's trey on the next possession put the Hoosiers up 70-61 and sealed
the victory for the road team, which closed the game on a 13-0 run.

Oladipo scored seven points in a 13-0 run by the Hoosiers early on as they
took the lead, 19-13, with 7:09 remaining in the first.

The Boilermakers shot a dreadful 8-for-40 from the field including 0-for-11
from three-point range as they entered the locker room facing a 33-22 deficit.

Purdue found its shot at halftime, however, as it came out of the intermission
hitting 3-of-4 from long range to pull within seven, 43-36, with 15:52 left in
the game.

Game Notes

This game marked the 197th meeting between these two teams...Indiana defeated
Purdue for the first time since March 1, 2006...Purdue will look to bounce
back at No. 3 Ohio State on Tuesday, while the Hoosiers host Illinois on
Thursday...Purdue's Jackson had four assists to record his 400th career
assist.